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Beauty Pop is a manga series currently serialized in Japan's Ciao magazine. The manga-ka is Kiyoko Arai. Beauty Pop is published in English by VIZ Media under the Shojo Beat label. The manga is about the life of a naturally talented hairstylist named Kiri Koshiba and her problems with the Scissors Project (S.P), a group of boys determined to become the best makeover team in Japan.
[edit] Characters
- Kiri Koshiba
- A gifted stylist with no interest in pursuing fame with her talent. Kiri will occasionally give makeovers to girls having certain problems. Kiri tends to have a nonchalant attitude that gets on Narumi's nerves. Her hairstyle annoys him, as well - she wears it in a layer bob, leading him to nickname her "Mussyhead." Her family owns a beauty salon, and she has a cat named Shampoo.
- Kanako Aoyama
- A friend of Kiri's who admires her talents. Kanako tends to be shy and bookish. When she was rejected by Kazuhiko Ochiai, Kiri gave her a makeover to teach the S.P a lesson.
- Taro Komatsu
- Kiri's childhood friend and neighbor. Kiri calls him Komattaro or Taro-Tard, which annoys him very much. Taro is a big fan of the S.P. and wants to be a beautician because of them even though he lacks the skill. He works part-time at the Komatsu 88 yen store.
- Shampoo
- Kiri's pet cat.
[edit] Scissors Project
- Shogo Narumi
- The only son and heir to the Salon de Narumi. Narumi seems to hate his father and wants to be the best in Japan. He is a talented hairstylist that has won every competition except for the contest in fourth grade where he lost to a mysterious, cute third grade girl. Narumi has never been able to forget that incident and vows for revenge. He often loses his cool around Kiri. He is called Naru-Naru (or Naru-Naru sempai in one part) by both Kiri and Kei.
- Kei Minami
- The member of the S.P that does nail art. Kei is playful and is often seen eating junk food and candy. Kei likes to come up with nicknames for his friends like 'Naru-Naru' and 'narurin' for narumi while he calls Ochiai 'Occhi'. He also serves as emcee for any Scissors Project event, announcing the model and commenting while Narumi cuts.
- Kazuhiko Ochiai
- The overall beauty consultant of the group. He is the brains behind the operation and acts like a human computer, with "data" on every girl in the school. He's at the top of his class. Ochiai loves to mess with Narumi and is often scheming.
[edit] Trivia
- There is a slight hint that the girl Narumi lost to in fourth grade might have been Kiri. There are a couple of clues but the most obvious is the smirk that the girl wore after she won the contest is almost exactly like Kiri's smirk. Also that fact that the girl was younger than Narumi and Kiri is younger than Narumi adds to it. It is also shown in a flashback that Kiri used to have long hair.
[edit] External links
Shogakukan
VIZ Media
